England V. Croatia, Winner Will Play France

Thomas Vermaelen considers Belgium to be genuine World Cup title contenders

Frederick Owens
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11 July, 2018, 18:32

However, when they turn into symbols of competing nationalisms, as it will be seen in St Petersburg where Belgium and France will vie for a place in the World Cup final (the French have a 2-1 lead in the mega tournament), then the task to find a difference between them will be too hard.

"We're immensely privileged to be in the World Cup final", France coach Didier Deschamps said.

The Chelsea striker has 31 goals in his 80 career caps, good for joint-fourth place on France's all-time list.

From there, he helped analyse the game for RT, who he's been working for during the World Cup.

"So we´re excited about the future but we also want to make the most of the opportunity we have tomorrow". In the match, France relied on their excellent set of defenders, as Samuel Umtiti and company managed to hold the high-flying offense of Belgium scoreless. With 60 minutes of extra time and two penalty-kick shootouts, it's as if Croatia has played an entire extra match.

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"Even when things don't exactly go Les Bleus' way, these young hardworking players get impressive results", Marcus said in Tuesday's edition of "The Banter." "It may repeat itself once, maybe never". That's the detail you get in the semifinal of the World Cup.

Martinez shot down suggestions Belgium might have played their best game in beating Brazil in the last eight and would find it hard to lift their game again for the challenge of France.

A day after France advanced to Sunday's final in Moscow with a 1-0 victory over Belgium, the focus of the tournament is now turning to the other semi-final game, England against Croatia in Moscow.

"We had to take advantage a bit more in the counter-attacks, but congratulations to my players and my staff".

"I was 18 years old in 1998, it was one of the most lovely nights of my life".

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The player will not arrive until next month following a period of rest after the World Cup. 'I want to win titles, titles, titles. The 22-year-old was outstanding in Uruguay's run to the quarter-finals in Russian Federation and joins on a five-year-deal.

Both goalkeepers made early saves in the shootout, with an injured Danijel Subasic stopping the opening shot from Fyodor Smolov. But then, with just five minutes to go, Mario Fernandes played the role of hero, heading home a set piece to make it 2-2.

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Appleton believes Maguire will be key to England's fortunes again against Croatia , in both penalty boxes. I pray and I would give anything in the world that this squad eventually "confines us to history".

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